Ridges Down South

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This image show part of an area just off the margin of the south polar cap. The bright and dark markings are identical to some seen on the cap, telling us that ice is located at the surface. The unusual branching ridges in the center of the image are of unknown origin.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V15912006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-80.2609
56.5941
15912
2005-07-16 05:10
Fri, 2005-11-04
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017146 km/pixel
0.017271 km/pixel

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